What color is #726D6F?

#726D6F is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #726D6F?

The RGB value is 114, 109, 111: 114 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #726D6F?

The complementary color is #6D7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #726D6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#726D6F color

#726D6F rgb(114, 109, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #726D6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 42.7% green and 43.5% blue (114, 109, 111).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#726D6F color codes

HEX	`#726D6F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 109, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 42.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 4%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, 2.33, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 2.37, 349.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.277, 15.662, 17.254)`
Decimal	`7499119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #726D6F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #726D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#726D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #726D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #726d6f; }
.text { color: #726d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #726d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 109 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #726d6f, #726e6d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #726D6F?: #726D6F is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #726D6F?: The RGB value is 114, 109, 111: 114 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #726D6F?: The complementary color is #6D7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #726D6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.